Abu al-Qasim ibn Bashkuwal: Kufi, trustworthy
Abu Hatim al-Razi: Trustworthy
Abu Hatim ibn Hibban al-Busti: He was a حافظ (preserver of knowledge), pious
Abu Dawud al-Sijistani: Wakee' was the most knowledgeable in حفظ (memorization) and Abdur Rahman ibn Mahdi was the most precise
Abu Nu'aym al-Fadl ibn Dukin: The firm, as long as he was alive, no one succeeded against him
Ahmad ibn Hanbal: I have not seen anyone more knowledgeable than him, nor with better حفظ (memorization), and once: Firm, and once: I have never seen a man like Wakee' in knowledge, حفظ (memorization), Isnad and chapters, with humility and piety, and once: The Imam of the Muslims in his time, and once: He was not tainted by authority, and once: He was asked about him, he said he is greater in the heart than Abdur Rahman al-Mahdi
Ahmad ibn Salih al-Jili: Trustworthy, worshiper, righteous, literary, one of the preservers of Hadith, and he used to give Fatwa
Ishaq ibn Rahawayh: His memorization was natural, and ours was with effort
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani: Trustworthy Hafez, worshiper
al-Dhahabi: One of the flags, and he said in al-Tadhhib: There is a little Shiism in him
al-Dhahabi: One of the flags, and he said in al-Tadhhib: There is a little Shiism in him
al-Mizzi: His merits and virtues are very many
Hammad ibn Zayd al-Jahadmi: If I wanted, I would say that he is more reliable than Sufyan
Abd al-Razzaq ibn Hammam al-San'ani: I saw al-Thawri, Ibn Uyainah, Ma'mar, Malik and I saw and saw, but my eyes have never seen anyone like Wakee
Ali ibn al-Madini: Wakee' used to make grammatical errors, and if he had narrated in his own words, it would have been amazing
Muhammad ibn Sa'd Kathir al-Waqidi: Trustworthy, reliable, high-ranking, abundant in Hadith, an authority
Muhammad ibn Ammar al-Mawsili: There was no one in Kufa during the time of Wakee' more knowledgeable or more knowledgeable in Hadith than him, he was a genius
Muhammad ibn Nasr al-Marwazi: He narrated at the end of his life from his memorization, not in the exact words of the Hadith
Yahya ibn Ma'in: Wakee' is considered trustworthy by us, and once: I have never seen anyone with better memorization than Wakee', and once: Trustworthy
Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi: I have not seen among men anyone with better memorization than him
Ya'qub ibn Shaybah al-Sadusi: Good, virtuous, حافظ (preserver of knowledge)